Procurement Lead - Packaging

Job Responsibilities /Tasks:

• Constantly striving to manage the cost savings with an ongoing cost-reduction process by addressing new alternative materials/suppliers.
• Responsible to ensure all materials are available for all concerned stakeholders without any shortages.
• Create cost saving programs that contribute to company’s cost saving goals.
• Seek new sources of goods and services (local/abroad), attend international fairs, update the company’s database with qualified suppliers by identifying new ones and following-up the performance of current ones ensuring that the firm always keep more than a back-up supplier for each purchased item.
• Ensure that prices level is in compliance with the international trend for all primary raw materials monitoring all parameters that may affect with a fair knowledge on material pricing and sourcing charts & strategies.
• Design the most appropriate approach for the procurement of goods /services in accordance with the procurement policy, processes & best practice.
• In liaison with the planning function, set-up the annual purchasing plan, budget, and cash flow to be admitted by the Procurement Manager.
• Arrange logistics for bringing in materials from the shortest routes with minimum costs and within stipulated deadlines.
• Develop procurement plans, monitor lead, and control the quality of work.
• Develop & maintain good working relationship with all internal stakeholders to meet demand in time.
• Identify key suppliers/ vendors in the market and develop relations to ensure smooth value chain.
• Manage and enhance company’s relationship with suppliers, following-up and encouraging improvement in supplier performance, decreasing number of customers’ complaints: including the reduction in the reject level, the percentage/ frequency of stock-outs, and the number of emergency orders placed to cover shortage.
• Negotiate and resolve critical procurement issues, using decision-making skills to confront daily pressure of negotiating and approving terms and prices of foreign/local materials.
• Review and evaluate the received procurement requests, analyze technical specifications, commercial and legal aspects and determine the requested supplier (international/ local).
• Follow up and review the supplier performance for evaluation, detect any noticeable deviation from the terms of the contract/ PO for appropriate action.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree from a reputable University.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in direct procurement.

• Problem solving skills.

• Communication & Analytical skills

• Time Management skills.